Landscaping design for the front yard is typically focused on making your house look more appealing from the curb and adding monetary value to your home. While you certainly want to improve your home’s prospective selling price when backyard landscaping, your focus should be on extending the living space of your home with usable outdoor areas. By default, creating a highly functional backyard will add value, so think more about what you want out of the outdoor area of your home than potential returns.

If you’re looking for a serene oasis in which to enjoy a quiet book or tea, consider adding a seating area and perhaps a water feature, such as a pond or fountain. Despite the common misconception that they are very costly, fountains come in a variety of styles and prices, so it’s possible to create a soothing backyard landscaping environment in any budget.

If you want your backyard to be the venue for community cookouts, opt for a spacious patio with an outdoor kitchen. A pergola over the patio can provide shade if vines, such as wisteria, grow up its sides and across the canopy. Alternatively, weatherproof fabric shade panels can be placed in the pergola; however, the flowers add a more organic touch and extend your garden into the entertainment space.

Neighbors sometimes take interest in what is going on in others’ backyards, and it can detract from your enjoyment of your own property. For those who want to feel secluded from their neighbors in the backyard, privacy screening creates a natural boundary that is too dense to see through. This beautiful alternative to traditional fencing is a great backyard landscaping option for families with older children or without pets.

Whatever your backyard landscaping needs, Aardweg Landscaping has the professional staff that can create a reality out of your ideas. For more than 30 years, Aardweg Landscaping has served the Philadelphia Main Line, including the communities of  Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Devon, and Gladwyne.  Contact us today, and let us help you turn your boring backyard into a beautiful, functional outdoor living space.

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